Mary E. Gibson

Friday

Mar 22, 2013 at 6:00 AM

Mary “Emily” Gibson, 73, of Bronson, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft. Wayne, Ind., after being hospitalized since Dec. 4, 2012. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 25, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Dutcher-Kolcz Funeral Home in Bronson. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 24, 2013, from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mary “Emily” Gibson, 73, of Bronson, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft. Wayne, Ind., after being hospitalized since Dec. 4, 2012. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 25, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Dutcher-Kolcz Funeral Home in Bronson. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 24, 2013, from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.Emily was born on April 28, 1939, in Giles County, Tenn., to Rupert and Gladys (Page) Hickman. She attended school in Flat Rock, Mich., and lived for several years in Belleville, Mich. She owned and operated a restaurant in Trenton, Mich. She later waitressed at several restaurants and bars in the Detroit area. She moved to Bronson in 1978 and worked at several area restaurants and at the Campbell’s mushroom farm in Orland, Ind., until becoming disabled in 1994.Emily enjoyed going to yard sales, playing Bingo, Christmas shopping, gardening, flowers and feeding the birds and squirrels. She was a kind, caring and loving mother who cherished the time she spent with her family. She will be missed by all who knew her.Ms. Gibson is survived by her children, Kim (Jon Cook) Preston-Cook of Coldwater, Shelly (Mark) McLaren of Sturgis, Jason (Shiela) Gibson of Bronson; her brothers, Jerry Hickman of Ohio, Tom Hickman of Tennessee and Bob (Kathy) Hickman of South Rockwood; her sisters, Sue (Art) Bartz of Farmington Hills and Joanie of Michigan; her grandchildren, Shanna Gibson, Rachel DeGraw, Angie Gibson, Dennis, Shane and Bret Korotney, Jeremy McLaren, Stephanie Doubblestein, Joseph McLaren, Sara Ramirez, Jessica Garcia, Whitney McLaren, Adam McLaren, Jaela Gibson and one on the way; her great-grandchildren, Teanna and Megan Gibson, Gage and Kylie Korotney, Colton, Chole and Crew Korotney, Julian Partee-Korotney, Sylar and Makeala McLaren, Bo and Ian Doubblestein, Ashlynn, Braydan and Jaycie McLaren, Jordan and Hayden McLaren, and Wade and Gabriel Ramirez.She was preceded in death by her sons, Lonny “Chris” Gibson and Kevin Gibson; her brother, Jim Hickman; two granddaughters; one great-granddaughter; two step-grandchildren and her sister-in-law Debbie Hickman.Memorial contributions may be directed to the family. www.dutcherfh.com